The Province

Budget highlights

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$1.4 billion — Projected budget surplus in 2015-16.

Up to $6,660 — Amount the government says a typical twoearner family can save this year because of tax cuts and increased benefits.

$10,000 — The new annual contributi­on limit for a Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA), up from $5,500.

6 months — Amount of time people caring for gravely ill family members will now be able to qualify for Employment Insurance benefits. Previously it was six weeks.

$27 billion — Projected increase in health-care transfers to the provinces over the next five years.

$750 million — Amount to be invested over two years, beginning in 2017-18, in a new Public Transit Fund. The investment increases to $1 billion a year after that.

$292.6 million — Amount to be invested over five years in intelligen­ce and law enforcemen­t agencies for counter-terrorism resources.

$210 million — Amount to be spent over four years, starting this fiscal year, to support activities and events to celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversar­y in 2017.

$1.3 billion — Amount over six years, beginning in 2017-18, the government will provide to the Canada Foundation for Innovation for research infrastruc­ture at universiti­es, colleges and research hospitals.

$11.8 billion — Promised boost to National Defence spending over 10 years.

Up to $360.3 million — For the extended and expanded mission against ISIL, and $7.1 million for the recently announced military training mission in Ukraine.

$200 million — Amount to be spent over five years, starting this fiscal year, to improve First Nations education.

$60.4 million — Amount to be spent over three years, starting this year, to support security on Parliament Hill.

$58 million — Over five years, to better protect computer networks and critical infrastruc­ture against cyberattac­ks, and $36.4 million over five years to address cybersecur­ity threats.

2 percentage points — Reduction in small business tax rate — from 11 per cent to 9 per cent — by 2019.

$12.5 million — Amount to be spent over five years to double the budget of the Security Intelligen­ce Review Committee.

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